But they’re often born out of people feeling life is just going too crazy. Sometimes it’s because they’re getting older. Often it’s because there’s social upheaval and they’re like, aha, this must be the sign that Jesus is coming back in my lifetime and then repeatedly they’...
A key phrase in Matthew’s account is Jesus’s response to John: “Let it be so now; it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” (Matthew 3:15) The concept of “righteousness” here applies to perfect obedience to the will of God. Jesus’s baptism, though He was sinless (...
where believers are called to trust in God's timing and justice, even when immediate circumstances seem bleak. The verse challenges the Israelites to remember God's past faithfulness and to trust in His future deliverance, a theme that is fulfilled in the coming of Jesus Christ, who embodies ...
Later, they reunited as Alfred claimed, “he had given his life to Jesus and had become an Evangelical pastor”. Since then, Maria's family and children have engaged in religious rituals such as fasting, prophesying, and religious offerings. Recently, while Maria, her husband, and her ...
“There’s a formality to it, a rigidity to it. And what we keep hearing over and over from nonbelievers is, ‘Yeah, I’m not a Christian. I don’t go to church. ... But this is a great story, and I love seeing a Jesus that laughs with his friends ...
“I back off at the concept of a global consortium potentially having so much power,” says David Andolfatto, an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. “Unless you elect Jesus to run it, you’re putting a lot of faith in mankind.” Head of Facebook’s Calibra David ...
I just want to thank Jesus and my Father God for giving me this labor day to celebrate the magnificence of his creation of this world to have for all my years of existence Reply constancebutgereit (not verified) 2 years 8 months ago In reply to Labor Day by Judy (not verified) ‘...
Jesus saves you from an eternity spent in Hell, the awful consequence of sin. It is a FREE gift which you receive by believing in and trusting in the FINISHED WORK and the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ at the cross at Calvary for your sins!
Jesus is the gospel truth. He is the one who restores from a life of sin to a life worthy of salvation. He saves because he loves. There is nothing anyone can do for themselves. One cannot calm the seas around them, one cannot steer the boat to safety when the waves are crashing ar...
If forgiveness is good, a good person should forgive right away. But in all my research, I actually didn't find a timeline for forgiveness. Everybody was just really desperately urging us to get around to it because they knew we didn't want to. Even Jesus, when he talks about ...